Strap holding and guiding clip



April 25, 1939. H. c. PORTER STRAP HOLDING AND GUIDING CLIP Original Filed Aug. 4. 1956 Patented Apr. 25, 1939 a a 2155 773 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- Howard C. Porter, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Signode Steel Strapping Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Delaware 5 Claims. 18883) My invention relates to strap holding and guidative to its companion strap-engaging member I ing clips. (1. e., the cylindrical support) via, a rotary move- It will be illustrated and described as embodied ment and an axial movement for adjusting to the ma 011p part1cularly adapted to hold feed and reectlon of pull upon the fed end of they stra tain metallic package-binder strap. and a radial movement elfecting variations in .5 One of the objects of my invention is to prothe separation (i. e., the passageway) between vide an improved clip which Will serve as a reem'. Preferably the clip is made from a single talnmg guide through Whlch strap may be fed piece of sheet metal 1n the form of a U-shaped mm a re -dr stirrup it having two parallel flanges l2 and H! 1.5 plane of the coil. clrcular holes w 'c are larger than the handle 16 Another object is to provide a CIIDWhICh is cross piece I 0 so as to fit rather loosely theresimple, reliable and effective a out. A light coil spring l5 has its opposite ends further ob ect is to provide a cl Whl h will anchored to the stirrup flanges l2 and I3 by rivets accommodate the reversely applied end of the 6, or other approp a means, well above the the sharp edges, in a position readily accessible against the handle cross piece or support normalto the operator. ly to yieldingly bias the stirrup so that the plate Other objects and advantages will hereinafter l4 tends to move toward-preferably to conappear. tact-the cylindrical handle cross piece or sup- In the drawing: port. The clip stirrup may, however, because of 25 Fig. 1 shows the clip applied to the tubular the loose fit of the support through the holes of handle of a portable package-binder strap reel; flanges I 2 and I 3, be moved in the opposite di- Fig. 2 1s an enlarged vertical section of the rection against the tension of spring I 5 so that 50 ther re um may inserted through the passage Fig 3 shows the reel-handle and clip in end eleand guideway provlded by the support and the vation stirrup flanges and yok Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section of the clip, Thus, as the strap is pulled from the coil by on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. the operator it is resiliently gripped between the 's application is a division 0 my copending irrup yoke or clip plate and the cross piece suption between the strap and the plate and support the looseness of the fit between the holes through serving to retard the movement of the strap therethe flanges thereof and the support. In this Way een betw the 011p spring is protected against undue strain 40 In Fig. 1 the clip is shown mounted upon the an the clip cannot be displaced. e stirrup 46 cross piece ID of the cylindrical tubular handle may be rotated axially of the cross piece support of a portable reel particularly adapted for disand moved longitudinally therealong automatibetween the yoke and the cross bar support, as

1, 2 and 4, so as to conceal the sharp edges and corners thereof and preclothes of 5 those who may be working around the reel. The

same result may be accomplished by turning the clearly shown in Figs.

vent them from injuring the person or strap end back and inserting 1t strap and next to the cross bar support.

Thus, it will be apparent that I have provided a simple control clip and guide it passes therethrough adjusts itself by sliding along and, if the support is cylindrical, by rotary movement relative to the function even though the strap is not pulled straight. It also serves to hold, with the sharp edges concealed, the end of the strap in a position readily effectively to perform its support so as accessible to the operator.

Having thus illustrated and described the preferred embodiment, of myinvention, what I claim to secure by United States Letters and desire Patent is as follows:

' 1. A strap holding and guiding, clip comprissubstantially flat plate rotatably, and slidably mounted upon the said support and plate forming a passageway through which the strap may be led between them, and means for yieldingly biasing and plate toward each other to reing a cylindrical support, a

support,

30 the "support tard the movement of the strap therebetween.

2. A strap holding and guiding clip comprising a cylindrical support, a substantially flat plate rotatably and slidably mounted upon the *36 support to provide therewith a variable passageway for the feeding of the strap therebetween, a

strap edge guide at one side of therpassageway, yieldingly biasing the supportv and plate toward each other to cause the strap to be its movement and means .40 gripped therebetween to retard through the passageway.

under the run of 3. A strap holding and guiding clip comprising a cylindrical support; a stirrup having a yoke and two parallel flanges projecting from the end of the yoke, the having holes therethrough slidably to receive the support and the support and yoke of the stirrup providing a passageway through which the strap may be led; and a spri at opposite ends to the flanges of the stirrup and partly encircling the support to bias the yoke of the stirrup toward the PRQ 4. A strap holding and guiding clip comprising an elongated support; a stirrup having two parallel flanges and a yoke interconnecting the flanges, the flanges having coaxial holes therethrough in which the support is located and the holes being larger than the support so as loosely to receive the same, the support and the flanges and yoke of the stirrup forming a passageway through which strap may be led; and a coil springv having its opposite ends anchored to the stirrup flanges and its intermediate portion partly encircling. the support to bias. the yoke of the ding clip comprising p of. substantially U shape and having two. parallel flanges and an interconnecting yoke, the flanges having coaxial openings therethrough for the reception of a support which passes loose- HOWARD C. PORTER. 

